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The Woman in the Photograph

The thought-provoking feminist novel everyone is talking about

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The Woman in the Photograph

By: Stephanie Butland
Narrated by: Katie Lyons
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An empowering, feminist and moving novel that will change the way you see the world. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Day, Claire Fuller and Joanna Cannon.

1968. Veronica Moon, a junior photographer for a local newspaper, is frustrated by her (male) colleagues' failure to take her seriously. And then she meets Leonie on the picket line of the Ford factory at Dagenham. So begins a tumultuous, passionate and intoxicating friendship. Leonie is ahead of her time and fighting for women's equality with everything she has. She offers Veronica an exciting, free life at the dawn of a great change.

Fifty years later, Leonie is gone, and Veronica leads a reclusive life. Her groundbreaking career was cut short by one of the most famous photographs of the twentieth century.

Now, that controversial picture hangs as the centrepiece of a new feminist exhibition curated by Leonie's niece. Long-repressed memories of Veronica's extraordinary life begin to stir. It's time to break her silence, and step back into the light. Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Photography Women's Fiction
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This was quite painful to listen to. It is the second time that a Stephanie Butland Book has made me cry and caused me to reflect on my own life. I was on the fringes of all these Woman’ Rights campaigns at the time and it is extraordinary that a younger writer can depict the anger and emotions so accurately. I had forgotten how it felt but am very glad that my own, also less than perfect, memories have been jogged.

Rightly proud

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A lovely story and delve into the women’s rights movement in the 70s , 80, and 90s.

An excellent listen

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I was born in the late 1950’s and enjoyed all the historical references.
I thought provoking book. Thoroughly recommend it.

Great writing interesting subject

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it was educational but the story was captivating aswell! would definitely listen to as a uk feminist/woman author!

absolutely fantastic!!!

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this is the first modem feminist novel I have read , I enjoyed the was it went back and forth between the years, the pictures it painted, use of historical facts intertwined within the novel. took me back to my youth and encouraged me to look at my own attitude back then as a women born in the late fifties.

brilliant

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